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When you read verses like Psalm 32:7 where David says, “You are my hiding place,” what comes to mind for you? How can God be a place of refuge? David says, “You hide them in the shelter of your presence.. you shelter them in your presence…” (Ps 31:20) How is God’s presence a shelter? And […]

The Preface: Sometimes when things aren’t going the way I think they should I find myself asking God what He is doing. We have seen many a missionary come to PNG with hopes to plant a church, only to have sickness knock them out and send them home. One of the missionaries on the team […]

Bible Reading Romans 12:3-8 1 Corinthians 12 Matthew 6 Devotional Thoughts Do you ever which you were better at something? Do you look around and see what others are doing and wish you were able to do what they do? I have to admit, I have struggled with that a little with this “new” job. […]

Ps 119:59-60 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; (NLT when I ponder the direction of my life) I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments Devotional Thoughts What is the motivation for obedience? The reality is, obedience is an intentional choice. When our kids were young, […]

Dear faithful partners in ministry, Thank you for continuing to pray for us. Orientation for 4 new families is well underway. Our 4th and final family arrived on Monday. After a rough couple days trying to catch up on things, they are settling in well. This week was full of culture events and introductions to […]

Dear faithful prayer partners, Thank you for praying for my trip. It was long, we came back home exhausted, but it was so good. I am so glad I was able to go. While the purpose was primarily to get the house ready for one of our orientation families to live in for the next […]

“Dear God, bless our pastor and all the missionaries. Bless everyone, everywhere. Amen. That’s one way to pray, but it is neither sensible, nor very rewarding. In fact, that kind of praying soon becomes dull and boring. So, how do you pray for missionaries? It’s one thing to have prayer updates with specific prayer requests […]

As we wrap up our time with these 9 families, we are excited about the potential of how God is going to use each one. Each of these families will be joining a team, or forming teams among themselves, to plant a church among a remote tribal village somewhere here in PNG! That is so […]

Joshua 14:12 “Now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke of… where the Anakin are and great walled cities” At age 85, as Joshua was dividing up the Promised land, Caleb renewed his request for the mountain where the sons of Anakin lived. The sons of Anakin were the descendants of Goliath. […]

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Isaiah 26:19 I don’t know about you, but sometimes it’s hard to motivate myself to get up early and spend time with God. I know what you are thinking, “You are a veteran missionary, how is it that you struggle with […]